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1963 Kuwaiti general election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Kuwait on 23 January 1963.[1] A total of 205 candidates contested the 50 seats, with pro-government candidates emerging as the largest bloc. Voter turnout was 85.0%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Pro-government candidates 19
Independents 16
Secular opposition 8
Shi'ite candidates 6
Sunni candidates 1
Invalid/blank votes
Total 14,355 100 50
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 ISBN 978-0-19924-958-9
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p162